BROCKTON, MASS. (WHDH) - An investigation got underway in Brockton Tuesday after a shooting sent a man to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said.
A Brockton police spokesperson in a statement said the shooting happened around 6:15 p.m. near the intersection of Lexington Street and Green Street.
The spokesperson said an investigation into the shooting was ongoing as of around 8 p.m. and asked anyone with information about the case to contact detectives at 508-941-0200.
State police and Brockton police investigators were still on scene past 9 p.m., with evidence markers spotted around a vehicle and crime scene tape in place.
Near 10 p.m., evidence markers had been cleared and the vehicle was being loaded onto a tow truck.
Police did not share any additional information.
One person in the area, though, told 7NEWS she saw people arguing before the shooting.
“It escalated,” she said. “He tried to run away but failed and he got shot in the back.”
“It just makes me feel unsafe in this neighborhood,” the same person said.
The person, who lives in the area, said she hears gunshots “all the time.”
“This is one of the gunshots that actually escalated,” she said.
This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.
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